"It's not silly. Fans get really upset about TV shows. And the executive producers really need to respect what the viewers want," said LeAnn Skeen, who founded the Facebook effort.

Skeen and many others are upset that Garrett will not be playing Michael Corinthos anymore on the popular soap.

"Whether I stayed on the show one year or four years or two years, it was a great experience regardless and a great tool for my career," said Garrett, who attended Bak Middle School and The Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach.

Garrett now lives in Los Angeles and was aware of only some of the efforts fans had taken to win him his job back. "I'm trying to stay 100 percent confident, because you got to in this kind of business. But it's hard not to when you have so many people providing you so much support," said Garrett.

Garrett's mother, Karole Cooney, said she never watched soaps before but has grown to enjoy General Hospital. She said she is now conflicted on whether she should keep watching.